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adjective
ZoologyHaving vestiges only of the distal portion of the first and fifth metacarpals, as characteristic of deer of the subfamily Capreolinae.
Origin
Late 19th century. From tele- + metacarpal, with the combining form apparently showing the meaning ‘at a distance’ or perhaps ‘at the end’.
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